For instance, the liberal group Alliance for Justice, which has called for a “progressive” replacement for Stevens, has launched a Facebook page called “Replace Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens with a Worthy Successor!” Meanwhile, Curt Levey, of the conservative Committee for Justice, says that while his group is gearing up, the big lobbying likely won’t start until after Obama has made his choice.

The choice, it seems, is unlikely to come until after Obama has sat down with four key senators to discuss the matter. The meeting, slated for next Wednesday, April 21, will include Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Sen. Jeff Sessions R-Ala., the Judiciary Committee’s top Republican.

On the commentary front, Chicago law professor Geoffrey Stone, an avowed liberal, on Wednesday teed up this piece on judicial activism in the NYT.

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